Patents by Inventor Bala RAMASAMY

Bala RAMASAMY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200120445
    Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to crowd source mobile terrestrial transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports. In an embodiment, transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports may be identified and tracked through the detection and measurement of signals transmitted by mobile terrestrial transceivers received either by mobile devices located on the mobile terrestrial transport or through the detection and measurement of transient signals transmitted by passing mobile terrestrial transceivers received by stationary or near stationary mobile devices. The identity of detected mobile terrestrial transceivers and their locations and time observed may be uploaded to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY
  • Patent number: 10547977
    Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to crowd source mobile terrestrial transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports. In an embodiment, transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports may be identified and tracked through the detection and measurement of signals transmitted by mobile terrestrial transceivers received either by mobile devices located on the mobile terrestrial transport or through the detection and measurement of transient signals transmitted by passing mobile terrestrial transceivers received by stationary or near stationary mobile devices. The identity of detected mobile terrestrial transceivers and their locations and time observed may be uploaded to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bala Ramasamy
  • Patent number: 10309789
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for automated lane assignment for vehicles are presented. One example method includes the steps of accessing vehicle information of at least one vehicle, the vehicle information including a priority level of a plurality of priority levels associated with each of the at least one vehicle; accessing lane information associated with a road, the lane information comprising information corresponding to at least two lanes of travel in a direction; and assigning at least one of the at least one vehicle to a lane of travel on the road based at least in part on the vehicle information and the lane information. Another example method further includes the step of accessing second vehicle information of a second vehicle, wherein assigning the first vehicle to the lane of travel is further based on the second vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bala Ramasamy
  • Publication number: 20190132703
    Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to crowd source mobile terrestrial transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports. In an embodiment, transceiver identifiers associated with mobile terrestrial transports may be identified and tracked through the detection and measurement of signals transmitted by mobile terrestrial transceivers received either by mobile devices located on the mobile terrestrial transport or through the detection and measurement of transient signals transmitted by passing mobile terrestrial transceivers received by stationary or near stationary mobile devices. The identity of detected mobile terrestrial transceivers and their locations and time observed may be uploaded to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY
  • Patent number: 10248871
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for autonomous lane detection are presented. One example method includes the steps of receiving a signal from a first device; responsive to a comparison of a measured received frequency of the signal to a source frequency of the signal and to one or more thresholds, determining a distance to the first device; and determining a lane in which the vehicle is operating based on the distance and a lane map. Another example method further includes the steps of determining a location and a heading of the first vehicle; and outputting, to a crowdsourcing server, the location, the heading, and the distance to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bala Ramasamy
  • Publication number: 20180310133
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments facilitate efficient positioning of stations (STAs) one wireless networks. A method on an Access Point may determine, at a first time, availability of the Access Point (AP) for positioning; and transmit, based at least in part, on the determination, information indicative of the AP's availability for positioning. The transmitted information may comprise one or more of: STA-AP location determination availability, STA-AP location determination capability, whether AP-AP positioning is being performed; and/or the next scheduled AP-AP ranging session. In some embodiments, a STA may initiate location determination to determine a location of the STA based, at least in part, on indications of availability for positioning for one or more Access Points (APs) communicatively coupled to the STA. Each indication of availability may correspond to a distinct AP of the one or more APs, and the location determination may comprise either: STA-AP location determination, or passive location determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Bala RAMASAMY, Arnold Jason GUM, Naveen Kumar KAKANI, Rahul MALIK
  • Patent number: 10111045
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may be configured to obtain location information associated with the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to determine routing information from the apparatus to a geographical area based on the obtained location information. The apparatus may be configured to adjust a periodicity for safety reporting based on the determined routing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bala Ramasamy
  • Patent number: 10089876
    Abstract: One disclosed example method for coordinated lane-change negotiations between vehicles includes receiving, by a computing device of a first vehicle, a lane change request from a requesting vehicle, the requesting vehicle requesting to change to a lane of travel occupied by the first vehicle; identifying, by the computing device, a second vehicle in the lane of travel; coordinating with the second vehicle to establish a space to accommodate the requesting vehicle in the lane of travel; and transmitting a lane change response to the requesting vehicle. In some examples, methods may further include determining a distance between the first and second vehicles; determining a minimum distance to establish the space; and communicating the minimum distance and a command to change a travelling speed to the second vehicle to establish the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bala Ramasamy, Arnold Gum
  • Publication number: 20180259342
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for performing positioning of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method may include determining a first position of the UAV using a first positioning system during flight of the UAV. The method may also include deactivating the first positioning system after determining the first position, and detecting one or more motor characteristics of one or more motors of the UAV during flight. Furthermore, the method may include determining a second position of the UAV based on the first position and one or more motions of the UAV that correspond to the detected one or more motor characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Bitra, Meghna Agrawal, Bala Ramasamy
  • Patent number: 10048688
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for automated dynamic lane definition are presented. One example method includes the steps of accessing vehicle information for a vehicle travelling on the road; accessing road information for a road; and defining at least one lane for the road based on the road information and the vehicle information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Bala Ramasamy
  • Patent number: 9857162
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for tracking position of a mobile device within a venue. In an aspect, the mobile device obtains a plurality of light source identifiers and a plurality of location identifiers corresponding to a plurality of light sources within the venue, determines a first position of the mobile device within the venue, the first position having a first position accuracy, determines a subset of the plurality of light source identifiers corresponding to a subset of the plurality of light sources based on a location of each light source in the subset of light sources being within a threshold distance of the first position, demodulates a fragment of a light source identifier, and determines a second position of the mobile device based on one or more location identifiers corresponding to the light source, the second position having a greater position accuracy than the first position accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arnold Gum, Bala Ramasamy
  • Publication number: 20170374530
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may be configured to obtain location information associated with the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to determine routing information from the apparatus to a geographical area based on the obtained location information. The apparatus may be configured to adjust a periodicity for safety reporting based on the determined routing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY
  • Publication number: 20170371337
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for automated dynamic lane definition are presented. One example method includes the steps of accessing vehicle information for a vehicle travelling on the road; accessing road information for a road; and defining at least one lane for the road based on the road information and the vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY
  • Publication number: 20170329351
    Abstract: The disclosure provides various methods and apparatus useful for mapping wireless nodes using a drone and aligning the body of the drone with an antenna of the wireless node. A method includes mapping, by an apparatus, a space including one or more locations of one or more wireless nodes, determining whether the apparatus is in proximity to a first wireless node of the one or more wireless nodes, determining an orientation of an antenna of the first wireless node, and in response to determining that the apparatus is in proximity to the first wireless node and determining the orientation of the antenna of the first wireless node, adjusting a six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) orientation of the apparatus based on the determined orientation of the antenna of the first wireless node. The apparatus may be an autonomous drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Edwin Chongwoo Park, Yih-Hao Lin, Samir Soliman, Bala Ramasamy
  • Publication number: 20170276492
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for automated lane assignment for vehicles are presented. One example method includes the steps of accessing vehicle information of at least one vehicle, the vehicle information including a priority level of a plurality of priority levels associated with each of the at least one vehicle; accessing lane information associated with a road, the lane information comprising information corresponding to at least two lanes of travel in a direction; and assigning at least one of the at least one vehicle to a lane of travel on the road based at least in part on the vehicle information and the lane information. Another example method further includes the step of accessing second vehicle information of a second vehicle, wherein assigning the first vehicle to the lane of travel is further based on the second vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY
  • Publication number: 20170277960
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for autonomous lane detection are presented. One example method includes the steps of receiving a signal from a first device; responsive to a comparison of a measured received frequency of the signal to a source frequency of the signal and to one or more thresholds, determining a distance to the first device; and determining a lane in which the vehicle is operating based on the distance and a lane map. Another example method further includes the steps of determining a location and a heading of the first vehicle; and outputting, to a crowdsourcing server, the location, the heading, and the distance to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Bala RAMASAMY